I was listening to Frank Frangie's show this afternoon.
Rick Catlett the Executive Director of the Gator Bowl was on for his weekly
segment.
The conversation got around to conference realignment. For months now, he's
been predicting 4-16 team super conferences and that the ACC would likely
not be part of that...
He said look for GaTech and Virginia to join Maryland and bolt for the Big
10, if that happens look for FSU, VaTech, and Clemson to make a run for the
Big 12.
The interesting part was him saying that the SEC is looking at North
Carolina and DUKE for the SEC, obviously for about football, but to create
the total package for TV.
The SEC is miles ahead of everyone in football, but you add Duke and UNC to
the SEC and all of a sudden we are really good in basketball as well.
The final point was about Miami and how no conference really wanted them and
that they would have a really difficult time financially keeping up if 4
super conferences emerge.
He gave no timetable for his predictions, but he said watch for the
GaTech/Virginia announcement, if/when that happens it will all come down
rapidly.
Stephen Manuel
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This would assume that the Pac goes to 16 teams. The Pac will only go to 16 teams if it can get Texas (and to a lesser degree OU). The Pac won't go to 16 will members of the MWC (and don't insult me by saying they will take Boise and SDSU). So that puts a HUGE flaw in the B12/B1G/SEC/Pac all going to 16. And should the Pac get Texas (and I believe they will)which means they will take OU, Tx Tech, and Ok State, what happens to the remaining B12 members?
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